{"product_id":"anthropology-and-the-engaged-university-9781118905081","title":"Anthropology and the Engaged University","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe case studies in this volume demonstrate how community engagement and public scholarship are applied as vibrant and inventive responses to the need for increased relevance in higher education. The chapters reflect the myriad of ways in which anthropologists conceptualize and do community engagement in nine large public universities as they connect anthropology to the needs and priorities of off campus constituencies. Each chapter embodies the Carnegie definition of community engagement. The purpose of community engagement is the partnership of college and university knowledge an resources with those of the public and private sectors to enrich scholarship, research, and creative activity; enhance curriculum, teaching and learning; prepare educated, engaged citizens; strengthen democratic values and civic responsibility; address critical societal issues; and contribute to the public good. (Carnegie Classifications website 2013). In addition, the volume includes Lessons Learned from th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments and Dedication  1\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Anthropology and the Engaged University: New Vision for the Discipline within Higher Education: An Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLinda A. Bennett and Linda M. Whiteford\u003c\/i\u003e  2\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Latino Anthropologist in Arizona: Obligations and Opportunities\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMiguel V´asquez\u003c\/i\u003e  19\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Responding to Community Needs through Linking Academic and Practicing Anthropology: An Engaged Scholarly Framework\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStanley E. Hyland and Linda A. Bennett\u003c\/i\u003e  34\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Working with the Difficult Past: Examples from the University of Maryland\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul A. Shackel\u003c\/i\u003e  57\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Building Community Engagement and Public Scholarship into the University\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLinda Whiteford and Elizabeth Strom\u003c\/i\u003e  72\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Synonyms for Engagement: Forging an Engaged Anthropology in North Texas\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLisa Henry, Mariela Nunez-Janes, Ann Jordan, and Alicia Re Cruz\u003c\/i\u003e  90\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Engaged Anthropology on “The Last Frontier”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKerry D. Feldman\u003c\/i\u003e  113\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Anthropological Praxis in Higher Education\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathryn A. Kozaitis\u003c\/i\u003e  133\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Engaging Opportunities in Urban Revitalization: Practicing Detroit Anthropology\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSherylyn Briller and Andrea Sankar\u003c\/i\u003e  156\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bringing Communities and the University Together: Applied Anthropology at California State University, Long Beach\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarbara LeMaster, Karen Quintiliani, and Allison Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e  179\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Additional Material\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Biosketches  197","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528840814935,"sku":"9781118905081","price":21.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118905081.jpg?v=1731873230","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/anthropology-and-the-engaged-university-9781118905081","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}